From: Tom Clarke <tom@...2i.com>
Date: 2003-01-07T22:14:33+09:00
Subject: Re: Installer?

raa-install currently allows for easy installation (and upgrading) of
projects - usually in conjunction with packages using Minero Aoki's
install.rb, which is pretty much the de facto installation tool for
ruby used by most projects.

There is a guide to using the combination here:
    http://www.rubygarden.org/ruby?QuickGuideToPackaging
    
Removal, dependencies - not yet, but possible.

I believe people are working on mirrors, but I don't know what the
status is.

-Tom
    
On Tue, Jan 07, 2003 at 06:08:56PM +0900, Tim Bates wrote:
> I'm looking for an installer/packager to use for my project. Is there a 
> standard way to package a project for release? Is raa-install a packager, or 
> just a script to retrieve packages from the RAA? Ideally, in my mind, Ruby 
> should have something like Debian's dpkg, which allows for easy installation, 
> removal and upgrading of packages, which would tie in with some sort of 
> mirror system, like CPAN - is there anything like this in existance, or in 
> planning? I'm sure this has been brought up before, I was just wondering if 
> the answers have changed since last time I read anything about it.
> 
> Tim Bates
> -- 
> tim@bates.id.au
> 
>